Frédéric Joliot and Otto Hahn

                                                                       Karlsruhe, Germany
                                                                       August 21–30, 2019

                                                Innovative Reactors: Matching the Design to Future

                                                               Deployment and Energy Needs

                                                                        Jointly organized by
                 the Nuclear Energy Division of the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA/DEN), France,
                                       and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT/INR), Germany

The Frédéric Joliot / Otto Hahn Summer School pursues two objectives: On the one hand it addresses the needs and challenges of nuclear systems -- Reactor and fuel design and operation, evolutionary and innovative concepts, optimal solutions for the back-end of the fuel cycle, etc. On the other hand, the School aims at keeping scientists and engineers abreast of the latest developments in basic and applied nuclear sciences, so as to preserve the high standard of knowledge in reactor physics and reactor technology.

This international course is intended for junior as well as experienced scientists and engineers in R&D laboratories, nuclear industry and utilities. Postdocs are also encouraged to apply.

Lecturers are invited from internationally leading universities and industry. The School format encourages informal discussions and the exchange of knowledge between lecturers and participants.

The Frédéric Joliot / Otto Hahn Summer School is a continuation of the Frédéric Joliot Summer School founded by the Commissariat à l´Énergie Atomique in 1995 to promote knowledge in the field of reactor physics in Cadarache, France.

The Frédéric Joliot / Otto Hahn Summer School is jointly organized by the Nuclear Energy Division of the Commissariat à l´Énergie Atomique (CEA/DEN, France) and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany).

The 25^th session of the Frédéric Joliot/Otto Hahn (FJOH) Summer School on “Nuclear Reactors Physics, Fuels, and Systems” will be held in Karlsruhe, from August 21 to 30, 2019. This session is entitled “Innovative Reactors: Matching the Design to Future Deployment and Energy Needs”. It is an advanced post-graduate-level course aimed at junior as well as experienced scientists and engineers engaged in the broad field of nuclear sciences, engineering and technologies.

The objective of the FJOH-2019 edition is to give the participants an extended insight into different innovative reactor concepts intended for various missions, with a near-term licensing horizon. The programme includes topics on (i) Power-to-grid integrated LWR technology, (ii) Multi-purpose molten salt reactors, (iii) Nuclear technology for space propulsion and space exploration, (iv) Minimum intervention breed-and-burn fast reactors, (v) Reactor concepts for process heat and power-to-gas applications. Each type of system poses particular design challenges in terms of basic data, modeling, validation, safety demonstration, nuclear “footprint”, etc. The various lectures will show the steps leading from the intended service to viable concepts, emphasizing the key scientific and technical ingredients in design trade-offs, as well as the implied limitations.

FJOH-2019 includes plenary lectures, group discussions, seminars, and technical visits. The speakers invited are internationally recognized experts from leading universities, research and development laboratories and industry.

The FJOH-2019 participants will have the opportunity to share their views on specific cross-cutting subjects and open-ended questions, as part of group reflection and critical thinking activities. Time for these group activities is reserved in the School schedule.

This course represents the continuation of the Frédéric Joliot Summer Schools on “Modern Reactor Physics and the Modelling of Complex Systems”, which was created by CEA in 1995 to promote knowledge in the field of reactor physics, in a broad sense, and the international exchange of teachers, scientists, engineers and researchers. Beginning in 2004, the scope of the School was extended to include scientific issues related to nuclear fuels. The venues of the FJOH School sessions alternate between Karlsruhe and Aix-en-Provence.

The School’s aim is to address the challenges of reactor design and optimal fuel cycles, and to broaden the understanding of theory and experiments.

The programme of each School session is defined by the International FJOH Scientific Board (see Coordination page).

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Nuclear Energy Division of CEA jointly organize and sponsor the FJOH Summer School.